.40-60 Winchester

Rifle cartridge .40-60 Winchester 200px United States Rifle 1884http://www.leverguns.com/articles/1876.pdf The Winchester Model 1876 Durston Kirk 12 November 2014 Winchester Repeating Arms Companyhttp://gunsmagazine.com/winchester-lever-guns-their-black-powder-cartridges/ Winchester Lever Guns & Their Black Powder Cartridges Venturino Mike Guns Magazine 12 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141113002915/http://gunsmagazine.com/winchester-lever-guns-their-black-powder-cartridges/ 2014-11-13 dead Rimmed, bottleneck 1884–1934Barnes Frank C. Cartridges of the World Gun Digest Books 2012 139 978-1440230592 .45-70 0.405 in mmSharpe, Philip B. (1953) Complete Guide to Handloading, New York, NY: Funk & Wagnalls pp.425&431 1.89 in mm 210 Lead 1960 1792 30 in mm Phil Sharpe The .40-60 Winchester (.40-60 WCF) or 10.3x48mmR is a rimmed, bottlenecked centerfire rifle cartridge designed for use in lever-action rifles by Winchester Repeating Arms Company in 1884. Description and performance The .40-60 Winchester is a centerfire rifle cartridge intended for 19th-century big-game hunting.Hacker Rick 2014 Winchester Model 1876 American Rifleman 162 November 120 National Rifle Association of America Nomenclature of the era indicated the .40-60 cartridge contained a 0.40 in mm on diameter bullet with 60 gr g of gunpowder. thumb|center|400px|The .40-60 WCF. Winchester Repeating Arms Company necked down the .45-60 Winchester cartridge to hold a bullet with improved ballistics for the Winchester Model 1876 rifle. The lever-action Model 1876's advantage of faster loading for subsequent shots was eclipsed two years later by the stronger and smoother Winchester Model 1886 action capable of handling longer cartridges with heavier bullets. The .40-60 and similarly short cartridges designed for the Model 1876 rifle faded into obsolescence as 20th-century hunters preferred more powerful smokeless powder loadings of cartridges designed for stronger rifles. Winchester production of .40-60 cartridges ended during the Great Depression. Dimensions thumb|center|400px See also List of Winchester Center Fire cartridges List of rimmed cartridges List of cartridges by caliber List of rifle cartridges .40 S&W 10mm Auto .41 Action Express References External links 40-60 Winchester Winchester 40-60 W.C.F. For 1876 Model Winchesters https://web.archive.org/web/20200123075941/http://www.harryviezensfineguns.com/collectable-boxed-ammunition/winchester-40-60-w-c-f-for-1876-model-winchesters/ 2020-01-23 Category:Pistol and rifle cartridges Category:Rimmed cartridges Category:Winchester Repeating Arms Company cartridges